CVE-2023-51258
A memory leak issue discovered in YASM v.1.3.0 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of...
A memory leak issue discovered in YASM v.1.3.0 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the new_Token function in the modules/preprocs/nasm/nasm-pp:1512.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A memory leak issue discovered in YASM v.1.3.0 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the new_Token function in the modules/preprocs/nasm/nasm-pp:1512.
- Record
CVE-2023-51258- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-401
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
A memory leak issue discovered in YASM v.1.3.0 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the new_Token function in the modules/preprocs/nasm/nasm-pp:1512.
- Record
CVE-2023-51258- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-401
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-55980
A memory leak issue discovered in YASM v.1.3.0 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the new_Token function in the modules/preprocs/nasm/nasm-pp:1512.
- Record
EUVD-2023-55980- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8wwj-vq54-xqww
A memory leak issue discovered in YASM v.1.3.0 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of...
A memory leak issue discovered in YASM v.1.3.0 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the new_Token function in the modules/preprocs/nasm/nasm-pp:1512.
- Record
GHSA-8wwj-vq54-xqww- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-401
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-33896
CVE-2023-51258 affecting package yasm for versions less than 1.3.0-16
A memory leak issue discovered in YASM v.1.3.0 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the new_Token function in the modules/preprocs/nasm/nasm-pp:1512.
- Record
AZL-33896- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-35384
CVE-2023-51258 affecting package yasm for versions less than 1.3.0-16
A memory leak issue discovered in YASM v.1.3.0 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the new_Token function in the modules/preprocs/nasm/nasm-pp:1512.
- Record
AZL-35384- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-05
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OSV
A memory leak issue discovered in YASM v.1.3.0 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the new_Token function in the modules/preprocs/nasm/nasm-pp:1512.
- Record
CVE-2023-51258- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-51258
A memory leak issue discovered in YASM v.1.3.0 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the new_Token function in the modules/preprocs/nasm/nasm-pp:1512.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-51258- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVJLSEC-2026-599
A memory leak issue discovered in YASM v.1.3.0 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the new_Token function in the modules/preprocs/nasm/nasm-pp:1512.
- Record
JLSEC-2026-599- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-51258
A memory leak issue discovered in YASM v.1.3.0 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the new_Token function in the modules/preprocs/nasm/nasm-pp:1512.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51258- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
yasmAzure Linux:2 |
before 1.3.0-16 | 1.3.0-16 |
yasmAzure Linux:3 |
before 1.3.0-16 | 1.3.0-16 |
yasmDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-41.3.0-51.3.0-61.3.0-71.3.0-8 |
None known |
yasmDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-71.3.0-8 |
None known |
yasmDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-71.3.0-8 |
None known |
YASM_jllJulia |
All versions | None known |
yasmUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-2 |
None known |
yasmUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-21.3.0-2build1 |
None known |
yasmUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-2build11.3.0-2ubuntu1 |
None known |
yasmUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-2.1 |
None known |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
yasmUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-4 |
None known |
yasmUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-51.3.0-7 |
None known |
yasmUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-8 |
None known |
yasmUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-71.3.0-8 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-51258 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Tortall Yasm, published January 18, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 17th percentile. Fixed in yasm 1.3.0-16.